Patents by Inventor Scott Carleton Sanner

Scott Carleton Sanner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for aircraft seat connector interface to portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 6817894
    Abstract: A connector module for connecting a portable electronic device to a power source and a network on-board a mobile platform, for example an aircraft. The connector module is adapted to be integrated into an interior compartment of the aircraft, either adjacent to or disposed within a seat of the aircraft. The connector module provides a networking port disposed within a housing that is adapted to couple the portable electronic device to the aircraft network. A power port is also disposed within the housing of the connector module and is adapted to receive either a DC or AC power cable of the portable electronic device for providing power to the portable electronic device. Several embodiments of the connector module provide various configurations for integrating the connector module into the compartment of the aircraft and/or into the seat of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Scott Carleton Sanner, Drew A. Pappas, Donald B. Lee, John L. Madera
  • Apparatus for aircraft seat connector interface to portable electronic devices
    Publication number: 20030054687
    Abstract: A connector module for connecting a portable electronic device to a power source and a network on-board a mobile platform, for example an aircraft. The connector module is adapted to be integrated into an interior compartment of the aircraft, either adjacent to or disposed within a seat of the aircraft. The connector module provides a networking port disposed within a housing that is adapted to couple the portable electronic device to the aircraft network. A power port is also disposed within the housing of the connector module and is adapted to receive either a DC or AC power cable of the portable electronic device for providing power to the portable electronic device. Several embodiments of the connector module provide various configurations for integrating the connector module into the compartment of the aircraft and/or into the seat of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Scott Carleton Sanner, Drew A. Pappas, Donald B. Lee, John L. Madera